Summary
Black and white photograph featuring thirteen female and two male staff, and Mr Ribush, one of the owners, at far right in a shirt and tie, outside Bush's Confectionary Factory, at 127 Murphy Street in Richmond, circa 1935.
Mr Ribush and Mr Perlman owned the confectionery factory. Mr Ribush was a confectioner who was studying medicine, and was asked to join the business. Mr Perlman was an immigrant from Russia, who was married with a four year old son.
Photograph collected as part of Melbourne's Biggest Family Album in 2006.
Description of Content
Staff group photograph of 13 woman and three men outside Bush's Confectionary Factory. They are standing and sitting on a footpath and driveway with a brick building behind them. A sign hangs on the wall behind saying "Bush's Confectioners Registered Office". The man on the far right is Dolia Ribush; Rosa Ribush stands to his left.
Physical Description
Digital image file. A digital photograph was taken of the original black and white print.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
Bush's Confectionary, 127 Murphy Street, Richmond, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1935
Place Depicted Notes: Possibly 127 Murphy Street, Richmond. Further research required. -
Photographer
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Individuals Identified
Ribush, Mr Dolia; Ribush, Mrs Rosa; other people unknown
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Format
Digital file, TIFF, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Staff-Bush's Confectionary / circa 1935 Richmond (?) Murphy St
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Food & drinks - confectionery, Workers' portraits
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Type of item
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References
Information on names of people in photo provided by Nick Ribush via Discovery Centre, May 2010.
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Keywords
Confectionery, Factories, Immigration, Manufacturing, Staff, Streetscapes, Jewish Immigration, Jewish Communities
